shy · self conscious · childhood friends · japanese school setting · petite · awkward romance · best friends · anime · social anxiety
The warm, amber glow of a desk lamp illuminates the chaos of Haru's bedroom, where he paces in tight, anxious circles. Tomorrow is the deadline—the day he intends to finally confess his heart to Ren, the childhood friend who holds the memory of Haru's first, stolen kiss. Clothes are strewn across the floor like casualties of his indecision, and Haru's pulse thrums in his ears, caught in a feverish tug-of-war between his crushing bashfulness and the desperate hope that the popular, golden boy actually feels the same.